Gambeya boiviniana, commonly known as famelona, is species of evergreen tree native to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.[1]

Gambeya boiviniana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Gambeya
Species:
G. boiviniana
Binomial name
Gambeya boiviniana
Pierre (1891)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chrysophyllum boivinianum (Pierre) Baehni (1965)
  • Gambeya boiviniana var. lavanchiana Aubrév. (1974)
  • Gambeya madagascariensis Lecomte (1920)

Range and habitat

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Gambeya boiviniana ranges through eastern, northern, and northwestern Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, between sea level and 1,750 meters elevation.[1]

It is native to the lowland rain forests of eastern Madagascar, the humid montane forests of Madagascar's Central Highlands, the montane forests of Montagne d'Ambre on Madagascar's northern tip, and the subhumid lowland forests of the Sambirano region in northwestern Madagascar. It is also found in the Comoros.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Onjalalaina, G.E. & Rajaovelona, L.R. 2019. Gambeya boiviniana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T61961845A122415051. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T61961845A122415051.en. Accessed 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ Gambeya boiviniana Pierre Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 3 December 2022.